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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who of the following was NOT an important person to the author's childhood?
(a) The author's mom.
(b) Jean.
(c) Tobey.
(d) Alison.

2. Where did the author go the day he parted with his friend in Chapter 3?
(a) His sister, Alison's.
(b) His dad's.
(c) His maternal grandmother's.
(d) His paternal grandmother's.

3. What did the author and the other boys accuse Ligget of being?
(a) Fat.
(b) A racist.
(c) Funny.
(d) A bigot.

4. Where does the prologue take place?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) New York.
(c) England.
(d) Ft. Lauderdale.

5. What does the prologue offer the reader?
(a) Describe's the author's visions.
(b) An excuse to read more.
(c) A sense of the author as a human being.
(d) A background on the author's family.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what did Jean need first in order to manifest his idea of making money?

2. How does the author describe his time with his friend in Chapter 3?

3. What other memory does the author also narrate at the beginning of Chapter 2?

4. According to Chapter 3, what did the author and his friend do in their free time?

5. Why were the author and his family traveling at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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